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Multicultural Involvement Archive

Make your parent group the best it can be by connecting with and engaging everyone in your community—even those who might not speak English or aren't entirely comfortable with school involvement. Find more helpful tools and info on the Multicultural Involvement resources page.

Breaking down the language barrier and making all parents feel included earned an Idaho PTO the award for Outstanding Outreach to a Diverse School Community in the 2014 Parent Group of the Year search.

Student participation in art workshops helped create a special cultural experience for the winner of Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base in PTO Today’s 2013 Parent Group of the Year search.

PTO Today's 2011 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base created a fun, educational, free family night that got the entire school community involved, from administrators on down to students.

The 2010 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base has made sure that non-English-speaking families know what is happening at school and feel comfortable being there.

Parent leaders demonstrated that they wanted a broader volunteer base as well as a diverse PTO and became PTO Today’s 2008 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base.

PTO Today's 2007 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base found innovative ways to bring in families with limited English skills, achieving greater involvement and enthusiasm than ever before.